Paul Pierce vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Paul Pierce that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Paul Pierce

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Pierce 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Paul Pierce 0 George Yardley 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.